Final Study Guide

Hello! Here's a quick rundown of the things you will need to know for your final.

1. Identifying subjects and predicates
Remember, a sentence needs a subject and a predicate to be complete. A subject is who or what the sentence is about, and a predicate is what the subject is or does.

2. Identifying parts of speech
Know each part of speech and be able to identify them in a sentence:
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
adverb
preposition
conjunction
interjection

3. Capitalization
Be sure to know which types of words need to be capitalized (always capitalize the beginning of a sentence, a person's name, and other proper nouns).

4. Punctuation
Use punctuation at the end of a sentence and use commas to separate items in a list.

5. Run-on sentences
If two or more clauses are in the same sentence, you must separate them with a comma and a conjunction.

6. Sentence fragments
If a sentence is missing a subject or a predicate (and you're left asking a question at the end of the sentence), the sentence is incomplete and is a fragment.

You will also have a short reading segment on your final and will be asked a few reading comprehension questions.

It's the home stretch, guys!